Museum number:
| APM 9.559 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Jonas, whale |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with figural biconical bowl, heel and straight stem. Bowl embossed head of the prophet Jonah with moustache and triangular beard. Stem a whale with open mouth with teeth, stem decoration finishes with three geometrical bands. Beautiful modeling and fine details. |
Date:
| Period | 1630 - 1635 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) |
| Width | 0.79 in (2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | bi conical |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | North Holland |
| Town | Amsterdam |
| Maker | Jan Atvoort (?) |
| Mark | roos gekroond + IA (stempel, hiel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Loenen aan de Vecht, Ab Vrij |
| Excavation site | Amsterdam, Egelantiersgracht, beerput, 1986 |
Comments
| Uitkomst Friederich formule 32.20.11=7040 1630 C2FF Vgl. APM 208 uit dezelfde persvorm. Stichting Pijpenkabinet, ansichtkaart, 1998. |
Literature
| W. Krommenhoek, A. Vrij, Kleipijpen, drie eeuwen Nederlandse kleipijpen in foto's. Amstelveen. p 177 en 183 (boven). Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, aaaDe Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor het determineren. Amsterdam, 2024. hfst 5, p , afb 30. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine bodemvondsten, december 1986 - 31 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine bodemvondsten, v.a. 2001. |
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